Cobb County School Board fires teacher for reading book to students on gender identity
The Cobb County School Board in suburban Atlanta voted 4-3 to fire Katie Rinderle, overriding the recommendation of a panel of three retired educators.
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The Cobb County School Board in suburban Atlanta voted 4-3 to fire Katie Rinderle, overriding the recommendation of a panel of three retired educators.
A Georgia school board voted along party lines to fire a Georgia teacher who taught her fifth grade class about gender fluidity.
Katherine Rinderle is believed to be the first Georgia public school teacher to be fired over the censorship laws that went into place last year.
The teacher in Georgia was fired for reading to fifth graders “My Shadow Is Purple,” which is about a child who cannot relate to the colors blue and pink.
Vote on party lines punished Katie Rinderle for reading book to her fifth-grade class in violation of vaguely worded policy